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The Oakland Athletics selected the contract of pitcher Hideki Okajima from Triple-A Sacramento prior to Friday's game against the Kansas City Royals.Okajima went 0-1 with a 2.16 ERA in 14 relief appearances with Sacramento this season.The left-hander spent five seasons with the Boston Red Sox from 2007-11 and was an integral part of that team's run to the World Series title during his debut campaign in the majors. He went 3-2 with a 2.22 ERA and five saves over 66 appearances that year, earning a spot on the American League All-Star squad for his efforts.The 37-year-old compiled a 17-8 record with a 3.11 ERA over 261 games with the Red Sox, but was released in May of 2011 after struggling in seven outings that year. He signed a minor league deal with the New York Yankees in January of 2012, but failed to make the club in spring training and returned to his native Japan to join the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks.To make room on the roster for Okajima, the A's designated right-handed pitcher Chr...
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When you ask people about who is the best team in baseball, you are going to get a wide range of answers.But how many people will you have to ask before someone ment...
If the Cubs were half as good at baseball as they are at artist's renderings, the team would have left Wrigley Field behind long before now.But it's the aging ballpa...
The Detroit Tigers have placed center fielder Austin Jackson on the 15-day disabled list and recalled outfielder Avisail Garcia from Triple-A Toledo.Jackson heads to...
Cole Hamels hardly looks like an ace worth a $144 million contract.Jason Kipnis hit a three-run homer, Nick Swisher and Mike Aviles also went deep to back Corey Klub...
A major casino operator is accusing Phil Ivey, an American who is one of the world's top professional poker players, of amassing millions of dollars in winnings by c...
Melky Cabrera beat his old team with some old bats.R.A. Dickey snapped a four-start winless streak, Cabrera had four hits against his former team and the Toronto Blu...
Scott Kazmir had opposing hitters going back to the dugout talking about his fastball. He didn't throw it quite enough.Jonathan Pettibone pitched neatly into the sev...
Barry Zito battled as long as he could, though he had already buried the San Francisco Giants with a brutal first inning.R.A. Dickey snapped a four-start winless str...
I think you can safely say the new NASCAR Sprint Cup Generation-6 car tamed the track Saturday night at Darlington Raceway. Obviously, you have to put Matt Kenseth i...
When the history books are done being written, the blown home run in Cleveland on Wednesday may very well go down as the worst in the history of baseball.People can ...
Take heart, baseball fans. Expanded instant replay is on its way, though it may not be the game changer the sport needs.Not when there are umpires who don't know the...
St. John's baseball coach Ed Blankmeyer has set the program record for career victories, earning his 612th with a 4-3 win over Seton Hall.Blankmeyer, in his 18th sea...
Andy Pettitte will be sidelined for at least the next two weeks after the New York Yankees placed the veteran hurler on the 15- day disabled list prior to Friday's g...
Melky Cabrera will receive his World Series ring this week when the San Francisco Giants make a two-game stop in Toronto to face his Blue Jays.San Francisco manager ...
After the marathon bombings, the cities of Boston and New York put aside their bitter rivalries and joined in their mutual love of sports and country.Well, that time...
The high-octane offense the Cleveland Indians once displayed has gone cold of late and the club looks to end its punchless ways Wednesday afternoon against the Phila...
Runs were scarce for the Philadelphia Phillies the last time they encountered the Cleveland Indians about two weeks ago.The Indians embarrassed the Phillies in a two...
Toronto outfielder Melky Cabrera will receive his World Series ring on Tuesday when the Blue Jays kick off a brief two-game series against the San Francisco Giants a...